PGY-1 Didactics Curriculum (2026-2027)

7/1/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMOverview with Chief ResidentsChief residents
2:00-3:00PMIntro to Residency with Program Director

Lauren Spring (SBUH residents)

Eduardo Constantino (ELIH residents)

 

3:00-4:00PMIntro to CPEPPoonam Gill

7/8/26 

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCPEP SeriesAndrew Krebo
2:00-3:00PMRestraints: Orders and Documentation Lauren Spring
3:00-4:00PMThe Psychiatric EvaluationRyan Montes, Romil Sareen, & Lauren Spring

7/15/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCultural Psychiatry- IntroductionWilfred Farquharson  
2:00-3:00PMHI RiskRyan Montes
3:00-4:00PMIntroduction to Hospital-Based Social WorkDiana Fogarty & Maria Christiansen

7/22/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMThe Psychiatric EvaluationRyan Montes, Romil Sareen, & Lauren Spring
2:00-3:00PMHospital-Based Social Work ContinuedDiana Fogarty & Maria Christiansen
3:00-4:00PMIntroduction to Motivational InterviewingCourtney O’Brien

7/29/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCPEP SeriesAndrew Krebo
2:00-3:00PMSafety planning video & discussionLauren Spring  
3:00-4:00PMResident as a TeacherIlana Yel

8/5/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCultural Psychiatry: 
Concepts of Culture, Race, Ethnicity & Identity		Veronica Tapia
2:00-3:00PMThe Psychiatric Formulation (Bio-Psycho-Social Model)

Amit Patel

amitppatelmd@gmail.com

3:00-4:00PM

Mental Status Examination 

 

 

Andrew Yang

8/12/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMThe Psychiatric EvaluationRyan Montes, Romil Sareen, and Lauren Spring
2:00-3:00PMPsychotic disorders Andrew Krebo
3:00-4:00PMPsychopharm BasicsSaghir Ahmed

8/19/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMDSM-5 Psychotic Disorders Diagnostic CriteriaJodi Weinstein
2:00-4:00PMIntro to Psychopharmacology Eduardo Constantino

8/26/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMNew Onset Psychosis, Prodromal and At-Risk StatesRoberto Gil
2:00-4:00PMInterviewing Patients with PsychosisPatricia Osborne & Peter Weiden

9/2/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMFirst Line Psychopharmacology for Psychotic DisordersAndrew Krebo
2:00-3:00PMResidents as Role ModelsLauren Spring
3:00-4:00PMPsychopharm BasicsSaghir Ahmed

9/9/26

Time

 

Course		Faculty
1:00-2:00PMBipolar DisordersMatthew Sherman
2:00-3:00PMIntro to Mood StabilizersAndrew Krebo
3:00-4:00PMManaging Common Side EffectsAndrew Krebo

9/16/26 - Wellness Afternoon

9/23/26

TimeCourseFaculty

1:00-2:00PM

 

Cultural Self Awareness for PsychiatristsLauren Spring & Anna Coward
2:00-3:00PMDepressive DisordersBenjamin DeLucia
3:00-4:00PMMedication Management for Depressive Disorders

Amit Patel

amitppatelmd@gmail.com

9/30/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMEating DisordersMarianne Tateosian
2:00-3:00PMResidents as Role ModelsPatricia Osborne
3:00-4:00PMManaging Common Side EffectsAndrew Krebo

10/7/26 – PRITE Exam – No lectures

10/14/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PM Sexual Orientation: definition of terms & taking a sexual history with LGBTQ. The Importance of language and pronounsPatricia Osborne & Jonathan Grossman
2:00-3:00PMEating disordersGenna Hymowitz and Patricia Osborne
3:00-4:00PMTobacco-Related DisordersOmer Talpur

10/21/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMTrauma- and Stressor-Related DisordersEmily Hill
2:00-3:00PMThe SAFE ActLaura Fochtmann
3:00-4:00PMObsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders

Walter Piddoubny

Walter.piddoubny@gmail.com

10/28/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMNeurodevelopmental DisordersPoonam Gill
2:00-3:00PMWorking with Pregnant PatientsCourtney Liebling
3:00-4:00PMNeurocognitive Disorders

Walter Piddoubny

Walter.piddoubny@gmail.com 

11/4/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMDissociative DisordersMason Chacko
2:00-4:00PMAnxiety Disorders Courtney Liebling 

11/11/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMOvercoming Language Barriers: working with interpreters, translators and cultural brokersAnna Coward & Jonathan Grossman
2:00-3:00PMSomatic symptoms & related disordersIlana Yel
3:00-4:00PMFirst-Line Medications for SleepOmer Talpur

11/18/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMAddiction Psychiatry: General Review of Clinical Aspects and managementJeremy Herschler
2:00-3:00PMInterview Styles

Amit Patel

amitppatelmd@gmail.com

3:00-4:00PMMedicine for Inpatient PsychiatryMason Chacko

11/25/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:30PMSexual Dysfunctions & Paraphilic DisordersOmer Talpur
2:30-4:00PM Working with Patients with Borderline Personality Disorders Andrew Yang

12/2/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMSleep DisordersSatya Vatti 
2:00-3:00PMInterview Styles

Amit Patel

amitppatelmd@gmail.com

3:00-4:00PMPersonality DisordersBenjamin DeLucia

12/9/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCultural Psychiatry: Take a stand: Social barometer activity & reflections Wil Farquharson
2:00-3:00PMMedication Treatment for Symptoms of Personality Disorders Emily Hill
3:00-4:00PMInterview Styles

Amit Patel

amitppatelmd@gmail.com

12/16/26 Wellness Afternoon

12/23/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-4:00PM Open for cancellations 

12/30/26

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-4:00PMOpen for cancellations 

1/6/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMOverview with Chief ResidentsChief Residents
2:00-3:00PMIntro to Residency with Program Director

Lauren Spring (SBUH residents)

Eduardo Constantino (ELIH residents)

3:00-4:00PMRestraints: Orders and DocumentationLauren Spring

1/13/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMResident as a TeacherIlana Yel
2:00-3:00PMThe Psychiatric EvaluationRyan Montes, Romil Sareen, & Lauren Spring
3:00-4:00PMCPEP SeriesAndrew Krebo

1/20/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCultural Psychiatry- IntroductionWilfred Farquharson
2:00-3:00PMThe Psychiatric EvaluationRyan Montes, Romil Sareen, & Lauren Spring
3:00-4:00PMThe Mental Status Examination Andrew Yang

1/27/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:30PMThe Psychiatric EvaluationRyan Montes, Romil Sareen, & Lauren Spring
2:30-4:00PMIntroduction to Motivational InterviewingCourtney O’Brien

2/3/27 

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMIntroduction to Hospital-Based Social WorkDiana Fogarty & Maria Christiansen
2:00-4:00PMIntro to PsychopharmacologyEduardo Constantino

2/10/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCPEP SeriesAndrew Krebo
2:00-3:00PMPsychopharm BasicsSaghir Ahmed 
3:00-4:00PMThe Psychiatric Formulation (Bio-Psycho-Social Model)

Amit Patel 

amitppatelmd@gmail.com 

2/17/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCultural Psychiatry: 
Concepts of Culture, Race, Ethnicity & Identity		Veronica Tapia 
2:00-3:00PMIntro to Psychotic DisordersAndrew Krebo
3:00-4:00PMHospital-based social workDiana Fogarty & Maria Christiansen

2/24/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMDSM-5 Psychotic Disorders Diagnostic CriteriaJodi Weinstein
2:00-4:00PMInterviewing Patients with PsychosisPatricia Osborne & Peter Weiden

3/3/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMNew Onset Psychosis, Prodromal and At-Risk States Roberto Gil
2:00-3:00PMResidents as Role ModelsLauren Spring
3:00-4:00PMSafety planning video & discussionLauren Spring

3/10/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PM Psychopharm Basics Saghir Ahmed 
2:00-3:00PMResidents as Role ModelsPatricia Osborne
3:00-4:00PMFirst Line Psychopharmacology for Psychotic DisordersAndrew Krebo

3/17/27 Wellness Afternoon

3/24/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCultural Self Awareness for PsychiatristsLauren Spring & Anna Coward
2:00-3:00PMIntro to Mood StabilizersAndrew Krebo
3:00-4:00PMManaging Common Side EffectsAndrew Krebo

3/31/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMBipolar DisordersMatthew Sherman
2:00-3:00PMDepressive DisordersBenjamin DeLucia
3:00-4:00PMMedication Management for Depressive Disorders

Amit Patel

amitppatelmd@gmail.com

4/7/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMEating DisordersMarianne Tateosian
2:00-3:00PMThe SAFE ActLaura Fochtmann
3:00-4:00PMManaging Common Side EffectsAndrew Krebo

4/14/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PM Sexual Orientation: definition of terms & taking a sexual history with LGBTQ. The Importance of language and pronounsPatricia Osborne & Jonathan Grossman 
2:00-3:00PMEating disordersGenna Hymowitz and Patricia Osborne 
3:00-4:00PMTobacco-Related DisordersOmer Talpur

4/21/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PM Trauma- and Stressor-Related DisordersEmily Hill
2:00-3:00PMInterview Styles

Amit Patel

amitppatelmd@gmail.com

3:00-4:00PMObsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders

Walter Piddoubny

Walter.piddoubny@gmail.com

4/28/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PM Neurodevelopmental DisordersPoonam Gill
2:00-3:00PMWorking with Pregnant PatientsCourtney Liebling
3:00-4:00PMNeurocognitive DisordersWalter Piddoubny

5/5/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PM Dissociative DisordersMason Chacko
2:00-3:00PMAnxiety DisordersCourtney Liebling
3:00-4:00PMHI RiskRyan Montes

5/12/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMOvercoming Language Barriers: working with interpreters, translators and cultural brokersAnna Coward & Jonathan Grossman
2:00-3:00PM Sleep DisordersSatya Vatti 
3:00-4:00PMFirst-Line Medications for SleepOmer Talpur

5/19/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PM Addiction Psychiatry: General Review of Clinical Aspects and managementJeremy Herschler
2:00-3:00PMInterview Styles

Amit Patel

amitppatelmd@gmail.com

3:00-4:00PMMedicine for Inpatient PsychiatryMason Chacko

5/26/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:30PMSexual Dysfunctions & Paraphilic DisordersOmer Talpur
2:30-4:00PM Personality DisordersBenjamin Delucia

6/2/27 Resident Retreat – No Classes

6/9/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMSomatic symptoms & related disorders Ilana Yel 
3:00-4:00PMWorking with Patients with Borderline Personality DisorderAndrew Yang 

6/16/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-2:00PMCultural Psychiatry: Take a stand: Social barometer activity & reflections Wil Farquharson
2:00-3:00PM Interview Styles 

Amit Patel 

amitppatelmd@gmail.com

3:00-4:00PMMedication Treatment for Symptoms of Personality DisordersEmily Hill

6/23/27

TimeCourseFaculty
1:00-4:00PMOpen for cancellations 

6/30/27: No classes